# 45 C.F.R. § 650.7 (2026): Awards affected by international agreements

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## Section

- **Citation:** 45 C.F.R. § 650.7 (2026)
- **Heading:** Awards affected by international agreements
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 45 CFR: Public Welfare / Chapter VI: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION / Part 650: PATENTS / § 650.7: § 650.7   Awards affected by international agreements.

## Text

(a) Some NSF awards are made as part of international cooperative research programs. The agreements or treaties underlying many of these programs require an allocation of patent rights different from that provided by the Patent Rights clause in § 650.4(a). Therefore, as permitted by § 401.5(d) of the implementing regulations for the Bayh-Dole Act (37 CFR 401.5(d)), paragraph (b) of the standard Patent Rights clause in § 650.4(a) has been modified to provide that the Foundation may require the grantee to transfer to a foreign government or research performer such rights in any subject invention as are contemplated in the international agreement. The award instrument will identify the applicable agreement or treaty.
(b) After an invention is disclosed to the Patent Assistant, the recipient of an award subject to an international agreement will be informed as to what rights, if any, it must transfer to foreign participants. Recipients may also ask the Program Manager to provide them with copies of the identified international agreements before or after accepting an award.

## Nearby sections

- [45 C.F.R. § 650.1 (2026) § 650.1   Scope of part.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P650_S650_1.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 650.2 (2026) § 650.2   National Science Foundation patent policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P650_S650_2.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 650.3 (2026) § 650.3   Source of authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P650_S650_3.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 650.4 (2026) § 650.4   Standard patent rights clause.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P650_S650_4.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 650.5 (2026) § 650.5   Special patent provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P650_S650_5.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 650.6 (2026) § 650.6   Awards not primarily for research.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P650_S650_6.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 650.7 (2026) § 650.7   Awards affected by international agreements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P650_S650_7.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 650.8 (2026) § 650.8   Retention of rights by inventor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P650_S650_8.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 650.9 (2026) § 650.9   Unwanted inventions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P650_S650_9.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 650.10 (2026) § 650.10   Inventions also supported by another Federal Agency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P650_S650_10.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 650.11 (2026) § 650.11   Utilization reports.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P650_S650_11.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 650.12 (2026) § 650.12   Waivers and approvals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P650_S650_12.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 650.13 (2026) § 650.13   Exercise of march-in rights.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P650_S650_13.md)
- [45 C.F.R. § 650.14 (2026) § 650.14   Request for conveyance of title to NSF.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T45_P650_S650_14.md)

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